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Gaylord Independent TV Station Offers Hour of News DALLAS - An
independent television station that has been hitting network
affiliates hard with its lineup of comedy reruns opposite their
newscasts now intends to challenge their prime-time lineups with an
hourlong local newscast of its own. The new 7 p.m. newscast on
weeknights may begin as soon as August on KTVT-TV (Channel 11),
according to James R. Terrell of Dallas-based Gaylord Broadcasting
Co., which owns the station.

Gaylord Broadcasting is a wholly owned subsidiary of The
Oklahoma Publishing Co., which is based in Oklahoma City and
publishes The Daily Oklahoman.

Terrell said the station's lineup of ``Charles in Charge,''
``Cheers,'' ``Cosby,'' and ``Night Court'' from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m will
serve as a powerful lead-in to the independent station's news show.

``Our early evening situation comedies are our highest-rated
programming,'' Terrell said. ``We're No. 2 in the market on most
nights.''

Fixed-rate Home Mortgages Rise to 10.31% WASHINGTON - Fixed-rate
home mortgages are currently averaging 10.31 percent, up from 10.10
percent last week, according to a national survey released Friday by
the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

On one-year adjustable rate mortgages, lenders were asking an
average initial rate of 8.44 percent this week, down from 8.48
percent the week before.

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